[muh-mawr-ee-uh
l, -mohr-] 
| 1. | something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday. |
| 2. | a written statement of facts presented to a sovereign, a legislative body, etc., as the ground of, or expressed in the form of, a petition or remonstrance. |
| 3. | preserving the memory of a person or thing; commemorative: memorial services. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to the memory. |
| me·mo·ri·al (mə-môr'ē-əl, -mōr'-) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin memoriāle, from neuter of Latin memoriālis, belonging to memory, from memoria, memory; see memory.] me·mo'ri·al·ly adv. |